How to apply .icns (Iconfiles) to a certain folder?

[new.breed]

hi!

how can I apply an icon file (.icns) to a certain file oder folder?

don't tell me the "copy & paste" thing because, the iconfile doesn't have itself as icon

(btw: I know how to use the console. )

thank you!
new.breed

 

[Sunnz]

Yea I am having this problem as well.

I tried copy the icns file in preview, THEN paste it into Get Info of the destination file, it works, but not properly. It has a white background around it instead of the usual, nice, shadow.

After 5 years of time OS X must have improved enough for this simple problem, right??? I certainly hope so!!!

 

[Satcomer]

Folder Icon X will make these kind of folders.

 

[Sunnz]

No I want to use icns for files, not folders... (Please don't tell me that I need to download yet another program just to do something as simple as this?!)

 

[davidchambers]

I realize that I'm nine years late to the party, but I came across this thread in my search for a solution so it's possible that others will, too. In the end I did manage to find a workable process for customizing file and folder icons in Mac OS X.